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darkness, lad swiftly and silently Withdrawn
his force from the battle field of Gross Keys
and joined jackson. The dawn If the 9th
found the Confederate army united and ready
for battle opposite Port Republic.
Jackson thought quickly and acted almost
as rapidly. He determined to hurry across
the river, burn the bridge behind linn. 50
Fremont could not cross, then attack Shields
and have it out with him. This was similar
to JarisSon'S tactics throughout the cam
paign.
The plan was executed us designed
Col. Tyler led Shields advance. He had
only 5000 men, however, to throw against
Jar!ison's whole army The 'Stoncwall brig
ade" met them first, flying beneath the Con
fc'ierate the blue ilag of Virginia. The brig
age was commanded by Gen. Windcr, and
Jackson himself was with it.
They opened a lively fire, but Col Tyler's
h"avy artillery was too muc! for even the
Stonewall brigale. Windcr was forced back
Col. Ty!er's men speedily occupied the ground
it had left. Tho Federal left held wooded
height, aud from that point deadly artillery
fire poured Jackson ordered the Louisiana
troops under Cen Taylor to take it. Taylor
pointed to til" guns with his sword and called
to his Men: ''LousiananS, can You take tlat
battrryt' With II shout and cheer they
charged over the rough ground and up
through til. woods. 1t was n dp-.,"ra." and
bloody charge, and it was successful. The
Federal guns We're captured and turned upon
those who had lately manned them. Taylor
wa, i'll turn forced back with hi, Conf,ier-
ates But Winder had rallied his men again.
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Iai'l'iSoiil,lll'

jackson on the westward Fremont, with
10000 men, was following Schenck and Mil
roy. Farther away from Stonewall jackson,
but still within fighting reach Of him, and to
the east, was Mcdowell at Fredericksburg
with 10000 men.
Stonewall jackson bad, with Ewclls ,livis-
ion, nearly go, 900 men. He resolved to fall upon
the Union generals one at time, and cripple
or conquer them. His plan was masterly
one Banks at this time had not yet fallen
back to Strasburg but was still at Harrison
burg. Jackson left Ewell to confront him.
Then, himself taking the tried troops that
had been with him i'll tho valleys long, he
made wide sweep around by the south and
west, past Staunton, then to tho west and
northward to attack Schenck and Milroy.
e9y es %aS e. AepoTMe 81 5as0 qFiE
Banks was.
The swiftness of Jackson's movement was
something marvellous. 1t was important for
him to attack Mhroy and defeat him before
he could join Banks at Harrisonburg. He ac-
complishcd it.
He made forced marches and fell upon Mil
roy at Bull Pasture, near the village of Nc
Dowell. He had meantime been joined 10y
six regiments under command of the Con-
fedcratc general Edward johnson. The fight
ut Bull Pasture occurred on n warm, bright
morning, May S. 1t may be considered the
second battle of the Shenandoah campaign.
Gen Edward johnson knew the mountain
country we'll, and he and his regiments took
the lead, with Ashhy's scouts in advance.
May7 the Federal pickets were driven in.
at sunrise i1ay the Confederate troops
marched toward the village of Mcdowell.
They took position on Sutlington's hill. Mil
roy sent out force to dislodge them, and the
battle Of Bull Pasture, Mcdowell or Sutling-
tons hill began.
There was a sharp engagement. Milroy
was defeated and fell back just as Schenck
came Zip with re-cnfowcments. But it was
too late to save the day, and the Federal
forces rctreated toward Franklin to wait for
Fremont. They left behind them supply of
military stores. which Jackson captured.
Immediately after this fight Banks re-
treated to Strasburs, fifty miles north. There
he fortified himself, so as to protect the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Hating
not to rest, jackson pushed on after the
Federal troops. Having driven back Mliroy
and Schencii, the next move on tic chess
board was for him to crush Banks, weakened
as he was by the withdrawal OF Shields
division. jackson therefore turned his at
tention to Banks.
The three Federal armies in northern Vir-
ginia that had been sent against Jackson
were seventy miles apart, east, west and
north, i'll a sort of triangle. When, there
fore, Stonewall Jackson marched against
Banks neither Fremont nor Mcdowell was
near enough to aid him.
Cen Robert H. AIilroy was born in Indiana
in 1914. He was educated as lawyer, but
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sToNEwALL JACKSON. cavalry especially.
In criticisms of the c',munisn of the .lienall-
doah valley it has been s;.i'l t!:at if the Fed
eral general sent against him had been only
half as swift Jackson ne"ei' would lave cot
outof that valley alive to join lee and all in
driving Mcclellan from the Ch,iahominy to
the James.
His strength consisted in the swiftness of
his movements and in that firmmcss of both
purpoS. and action which gave him the name
of ''Stonc"all." 1t was II very unusual MKT
ure of qualities.
jackson got the name of Stonewa!l at the
first battle of Bull Run, calIcl bv the Con
fcdcrates the battle Of Mali;,ss;ls. The general
commanded IL brigade there. The Confc,lci'-
ate general Bee had Just been reIt!sed with
his men, and was falling back lie met r.
j. Jackson coming to his rescue with the first
Confederate brigade.
"ticneral," said Bee, "they are beating us
back"
''Slr," said Jackson, tive will give them the
bayonet."
He had his "war look" on Mt t'la: moment
This advance of Jackson AMI n si:jlar move
ment Oh the part of Wade Hampton else
where turned the Confederate defeat into vic
tory at Bull Run. Bee I,atoi,el back to his
men He pointed with his sword to the gem
eral standing in the midst of 2,GAD fixed bay
onets, and said i'll a vo.c full of cxcitcment:
"Look! there is Jackson standing like a
stone wall Let us determine to die here and
we will co,llllcrln
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Banks returned at once from Washington
and set off in pursuit of Jackson, who had rc.
treated rapidly, leaving dead and wounded
behind. Banks pursued thirty miles, till his
men were too exhausted to go farther. He
stopped at Woodstock to rest Jackson con-
tinued retreatine till hc came to Harrison
burg, where he remained till April 10, ell
deavoring to recover himself after the battle
of kcrnstown.
1t was severe Confederate defeat at
Kcrnstown. But there was no loss of cnthu-
sasm for Jackson among his wcaricd and
fleeing men,
"Why is old jack better general than
Mosesl" asked one of his soldiers, conunlrum
fashion. Answer: Because it took Moses
forty Years to lead tho Israclites through eilc
wilderness, and Old Jack would have double
quckcd them through i'll three days.
April 10 Jackson crossed the south fork of
the Shenandoah. He was thus within easy
reach of Johnston at Gordonsvillc.
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GEN. EwELI, c. $. a. to the end lf;e!
the death of Jackson at Characteristic Ewcl
took command OF his division. Ewcll passed
through four Yeas Of hard fighting un-
scathed, up to the very last week of the war,
April 6, lSG5, when he was taken prisoner he
fore Richmond. He died in 1872.
To get the next movements of the valley
campaign clearly, observe on the map the pc
culiar direction of the two branches Of the
Shenandoah. When jackson reached 1tras-
burg Shields had already been at Front
Royal, a few miles southeast, for two days
Why lie did not push on and intercept Jack
son is not clear. Shields moved slowly up
the cast side of the south fork. Ja.iison sent
hurriediy ahead of him and destroyed the
bridges over the south fork at I.uray and
elsewhere. He himself. hot!y pursued by
Fremont, fastened up the west side of ,hc
north fork. He crossed it at Mount Jackson.
little to the north of Newmarket, and cut
away the bridge behind him. He was this
between the two forks Of the Shenandoah,
with an enemy on each side of him, but with
the bridges of both streams burned, SO neither
could get ut him Immediately.
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MARCH AND couNTERMARcH.

The sudden attack of Jackson Mt Kcrlls
town caused n change in the plans ut WASH,
inston Banks and his corps were halted OH
the way to Manassas, and sent in pursuit of
the flying Confedcratcs. AT the same time
Shields division OF Banks corps, which had
routed jackson at Winchester, was detached
from Banks and sent to Mcdowell. Nc.
Dowcll was.to halfway cooperate with Nc
Clellan ut Richmond, and wholly keep an
eye on Washington. Just what lie was to do
seems never to have been fully decided Oh
between Gen. Mcclellan on ono hand and tho
president and Secretary Stanton on the
other
To get the movements that followed tho
battle of Winchester clearly in mind it will
be necessary to note upon tho map the posi-
ton of both the Confederate and Union
troops in northern Virginia at the beginning
of May Gen. Richard S. Ewcll's corps of
10000 Confederate troops had been sent to
Jackson from Richmond That general
after crossing the south fork of the Shcnan
doah, continued his retreat and cncumpcl
at length near Swift Run gap. 1t had
Turner Asllby, tho cavulrynan, was jack
sons rear guard. He hovcred about the
Federal advance, NOW making IL dash at
them and engaging in Il hot skirmisll, now
gallopinS away with rnSingof salcrs when
they came too near. Itwas work he delighted
iii. He rode at this time magnificent white
horse, ;ls famous in Confederate nnnals;,s the
Union Shcritlan's black horse became in thi,
very region two years later. Ashby, left
alone, was the last man to cross the
Shenandoah bridge. Eight Federal cav.
alrymcn were almost upon him as h,
rode for life over the bridge. Two gaolmd
on in advance. Ashhy turned suddenly on
them. a bullet from his party already across
the bridge struck ono of the Union trooper.
down. Ashby cleft the other with his sabrr
and lie, too, fell Then Ashby galope in
hot haStc over the bridge
Meantime balls raincl like hail around tho
bold rider One of thcm pierccl his milk
wl.itc horse and gave tho beautiful animal a
mortal wound. He carried his rider safe
across tn" bridge, however, a torrent of
blood flowing from his siae rs he ran. Ash
bv'S famous ride on the white horse WAS
continued two miles.
Jackson, with Ewcis corps, was at Swift
Run gap. On the Federal side plans were,
made to hem him in on three sides and crush
him
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DANGERS OF HYpNo1IzA1loN.
Uses of uypnotism in tho rreatmont

Uses of Hypnotism in tho Treatment of
Imbccile or Refractory Children.
AT q late meeting of tho association Of
scientists at tho congress Of Nancy, France,
nine papers wero read by members, illustrate
ing i'll the most vivid terms various phases of
this subject. It had been found effective in
the cure of lunacy, and in controlling the
natural habit Of mind and strength Of will
exhibited i'll a normal state. NJ Legeois,
professor Of law, IN a summary of sugges-
tions, pointed to tho danger to humanity
from tic exercise of tho hypnotic power.
The subject may be made the victim of all
manner of hallucination, and be reduced to a
condition i'll which he is incapable of defense
against criminal violence, and in which the
most serious acts committed against him,
leave no impression upon his memory after
he is recalled to the natural state Ho may
receive suggestions tending to tho commits
sion of my given crime or misdcmeanor after
the lapse OF several hours or days, and he will
commit the act at the appointed time with
fatal certainty. The conclusions were that
the persons suggesting crime to hypnot-
lied subject should be held responsible for it
TO the law, and that hypnotization should not
be permitted, save in the presence Of wit
ness. in whom entire confidence is placed.
Dr. Lebeault, from experiments in seventy
seven cases, was enabled to say that hypnotic
treatment had been successful in curing chill
drcn, adults and aged persons of weaknesses
in connection with the natural functions Of
the body. BY means of suggestion during
induced sleep he was enabled to re-establish
the disturbed harmony in every instance.
DR.. Bcrillon formulated the following con-
clusions in regard to the use of hypnotism rs
an educating influence: That in the treat
lncnt of children who are merely indolent, in
docile or mediocre tho power should be lin
Inl to verbal suggestion in the wakeful state
the children being inspired with the most
perfect confidence Each child should be iso-
lated, and, with II hand placed upon its FORE
head, should be addressed in language indi-
eating gentleness, precision and patience.
Tho hypnotic state might be induced In tho
treatment of children who are impulsive, ro-
frartory, incapable of the lonst attention or
application md manifcsting an Irresistible
tendency toward evil. During the hypnotic
sleep the suggestions have moro power They
make n profound and desirable impression.
1t is possible i'll many cases, by frequently re-
Ica'ing them, to develop tho faculty of at
tcuton in subjects hitherto intractable, to
correct bad tendencies and to recall to virtuo
spirits which otherwise would bo hopelessly
lost-M. l.. Holbroos in Herald of Health.
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4 Female PoDe,

Was there ever Il female pope OF Romes KY.
There is Il story of an English girl named
Joan having once held the chair of St Peter.
1t was said that she left Cologne Cyhere she
was educated with her lover, monk, and
went to Athens, where she studied law; then
to Rome, where she studied theology and be,
came so famous that she was chosen to sue.
ceed Pope Leo ". Her sex was afterward
discovered by her giving birth to child
She ruled rs pope for two years and half
When She died she was buried without honors
Tie story is now generally disbelieved
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Tho Washington Stylc.

The wife of n supreme court justice called
on the wife of n senator living on Capitol Li!l,
recently. The Justice, wife had Ler lo;!m. t
strings flying. "Ex'uee me, yoar bounet is
untiel," said the hosttss. oh. that's tho
style" said the caller, and the seMatoy's wife
blu,licl to think she did not kilow the style
in bonnet strings This "as not 50 bad Il
blunler as was made recently. A members
wife, wearing camr"a hair suit made of the
most fashionable long haired goods, called on
n senator's wife. "Oh, Mrs. Smith," sad Tie
senator's wife, "you lave bcen Walking Eear
some horses, orpcrAals it wa, cat and.
suiting the action to the word, She began 10
pick the hairs from her callers lr, ss.
Bushes We're mutual when the explanation
was made Washington Cor. New York Sun.
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GROSS KEYS AND PORT REPUBLIC.

June 3, Jackson's rear, commanded by
Ewcll, was ut Cross Keys, written also X
Keys.
In this famous race the Confederate army
had now nearly reached the upper end of tho
Shenandoah, and had not yet been captured.
Either sid" of them was an army quite equal
iii size 10 them ready to pounce upon them.
libut., six Ei:"s southeast of Cross Keys was
Port Republic on the south fork. Here there
yet remained bridge. All depended on
whether Shields on the cast sid" or .jnckson on
the west side of the south fork reached Port
Republic and that bridge first. On the sth
Jackson himself, with his advance, was four
miles south of Ewcll and nearer Port Re-
public.
June Trcmon: attacked Ewell, and tho
battle of Gross Keys took place. 1t was
foug 10y .Iacl.eons rear and Flcmonts adj
vance l.wcll had 5000 men i'll action, Fire.
mont about s,oOo This was the sixth battle
in the campaign of the Shenandoah valley.
Tie battle began ut II in the forenoon and
lasted till dark.
The battle of Cross Keys itself was not a
decisive one, bnt it resulted in n decided adj
vantage to the Confednr;.ics. 1t kept Ere
mont back, and thus lnrTentcl him from
attacking JackSon's wiiu." force in the rear
while Shields fell upon him on the left and
east.
Already had Shields advance reached Port
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He poured a tremendous artillery firc into
the Federal front and left, and under it the
Union troops began TO waver The wavcrns
became retreat. The artillery horses had
been killed and all Tylcr's guns but ono had
to be left on thcficld
The battle of Port Republic wns ended, and
Shields had been defeated.
just us the Federal retreat began Fremont
appeared with his army on the opposite bank
of the river. But it was too late Tho bridge
had been destroyed.
After the battle of Port Republic, June o,
Jackson escaped up tho valley. IIo dis.
patched to Lee that day:
Through Gods blcsSn; the enemy was this day
routed with the loss of six pieces of his artillery,
T. j. JACKSON,
Major General COMMANDING
BY June Is ho was on his way to Join Leo
at Richmond.
After Port Republic Fremont and Shields
fingered i'll the valley while. The four
principal battles of the Shenandoah valley
campaign were Winchester (othcrwiso Kcrns.
town, Mcdowell, Cross Keys and Port Re.
public.
Tho campaign of the Shenandoah valley of
1SG? began March II with Jackson's moves
ment from Winchester to Stamton 1t end
ell June 9 with tho battle of Port Rcpuhlic.
1t had paralyzcd all the Union movements
before Richmond. The breach which had al
ready been widening between Cen Mcclellan
and Secretary of War Stanton was by this
campaign made irreparablc. When Mellow
ellis men were ordered to the Shenandoah,
after having been solennly promised to Nc
Cicllan, the latter gavo over hopo of ever
getting from Washington the crc-cnforcements
he needed, though he still continued to ask
for thcm AS to what tho campaign directly
effected, Cooke, i'll his life of Jackson, says:
"ln three months jackson had marched
t0o miles, fought four pitched battles, seven
minor engagements and daily skirmishes; had
defeated four armies, captured 1000 prison.
crs, seven pieces of artillery, 10000 stand Of
arms and II very great amount of stores, in
illrtnls on his adversary u known loss of . 700
men, with n loss on his own part cor,par.
ativcly small"
How it wis possible for him to thus mako a
successful raid down the whole length of tho
Shenandoah valley and back again, with
armies ON three Sides of him, containing alto
gethor more than three times as many men ns
his own, Is one of tho mysteries of war that
has never been solved 1t was all u dash. a
sweep, blow, and then up and away again:
The trumpet sounds Rally To colors again."
Some saddles are empty, some comrades nrc
slain,
And some noble horses lie stark on the plain.
Gut war Il chance game, boys, and weeping is
vain.
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An Optimistic View,

Cardinal Gibbons stands with Gladstone
rather than with Tennyson sixty years nfter.
In his sermon in this city yesterday he il
lustratcd and emphasized his belief that the
world is becoming better rather than worse,
and that, on the whole, Righteousness and
moral growth accompany enlightenment
Two centuries ago there was hardly such u
thin. as law known i'll the world. There was
little established order. Stages rolled through
London with armed men ON their roofs
There were an ignorance and immortality
among the clergymen quito inconceivable at
the present day Almost all gentlemen got
drunk. Official corruption sapped the treas
ury of every land Books were read by
ladies and gentlemen in the drawing rooms Of
England that cannot now bo read III any
mixed Washigton Post
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t he Shenandoah
valley. This was
Brig. Gen. Fredcr-
ick West Lander.
He was born in
Salem, Mass, in
ISL. He was etiu-
Gated at n military
academy i'll Yer
mont. He was one
of the surveyors OF
the Pacific rail
road. One eXpa'li-
tlon for this pul'-
pose he organized
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SnrcrinfnccI Phntocranh.

hav. heard that there is process Of taking
lar!:r number Of photographs on one plate so as
I" ..rt an average face which is the same type
always Is tlis true: PHoTo
Experiments have been made in photo
graphing nunber Of faces on one negative
hy tak!l each very light, the same size and
al in "Xatly' the same place. In this way q
type Of face is secured 1t indicates that
among certain people there is one prevailing
type from which all slightly differ.
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Lafayette.

What Was the name of Gen Lafayette, who
al! 4 us in the revolutionary wary Is Ia.
fni''ttr' name ora title: H.
His name was Jean Paul Roch Woes Gill
bert Mo'ier. He was Marquis de la Fayette.
Hence he came to be called Lafayette
Gen. BeauGeS'u1l the Confederate leader,
to.li 81 name i'll this way instead of his own.
II" is Pierre Tcuton. His residence was
called Bcauregard or beautiful view. Hence
h. was Pierre Tyuton dc Beauregard-result-
ing in T. I. Bculrcgard.
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and prevent Nc MAI. GEN. j. C. FREMONT.
Dowcll from joining Mcclellan before Rich
rnond. He had now to look out for his own
safety
On the 20th Jackson began to retreat from
the Potomac south and up the Shenandoah
valley. 1t was necessary to use all possible
haste, in order to slip through between Ere.
mont on the west and Shields division of Me
Dowell's corps on the east. Once past them
he could 80 to Johnston's army and to Rich
mond
May 90, before leaving the Potomac, his
rear guard made n pretended ;ttacl; ON lIar-
per's Ferry and Charlcstown, while his sup
ply and ammunition trains We're being sent
south in the advance. Jackson's favoritr SOL
ders were those of his old conma,rl, called
the Stoncwall brigade. They led the attack
on Chnrlcsown.
Many of .Jarkson's soldiers were from the
vicinity of Cllarcstown and had not seen
their families for u year. But not moment
were they allowed To delay. After n.al;n.
the show Of battle ut Iinipers Ferry and
Charlcstown they were hurried southwark
May 81 .Jacksons whole army was at Win
chester, heading southwald for Strnsburg
with might and main.
Both Fremont and Shieltls-one on one silc,
there too, and to get there before jackson
did. Their forces united, JACKSON wascrushcG.
Tho daring Confederate was thus "bntwcen
the dcvi! and the deep sea-" 1t was one Of
the most exciting races of the civil war.
Strs,urg vas the l'cv TO the situation. For
Jackson it was Slra~i,ur;s and liberty: or,
losing it, anrilliation. Both Shields and
Fremont liad expressed their determination
to bag .)arkspi."
May 81, after forced march across the
mountains, Fremont had gained the road be
tween Wiz hester and .'raslurg. Jackson
had passed that point only ie'" hours he
fore. Fast followed Fremont He caught
Jackson's i"ar There WAS sharp sl;ilini,!i,
juno l. Fremont, advance was beaten back.
Victory. Jackson was ~ Stiashure. Be-
tween afternoon May - and daylight June
] his men had lnait'i!o' from 1Iarpcr's Ferry
to StraSbur:,, fifty n.li's.
1t was Cen. E.soil-! Richard StoidarI Ewcl
who drove l,acl. F'rnomt's advance st
S,raSburg aud enabled J:l:l:son to reac! that
city in safety l.,:,l Wa born in the lii7-
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Custom Rules

Iwould like 10 knoS if a United States senator
is a congressman. BY ouswerin,; Tie question
you will greatly olii,c SEVERAL. READERS.
The congress of the United States is the
combined senate and house of representatives
Therefore Il senator is n congressman. But
it has become the custom to designate mem
Der Of the senate as a senator and n member
of the house Of representatives as IL congress
man.
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fought on the sth.
His cavalry had
crossed the hi'irIse
here and planted Il
gun at the bridge
entrance. The Con-
fcdeIatcs drov o
tllcnnback and cap
turel the gun. The
real battle Of Port
Repu bile took
place next day,
June 9. After re-
pelling Frelnont's
advance, l. we'll,
The Dickinson press., 1887-05-14

Still lie raced on and on, without sleep or
rest. June ) he reached llarrisonburg. Fro
mont marched us ceasc!cssly as himself, and
was hot after him. He dared not wait AL
most at bay he turned now to tho south aud
eastward, toward Richmond and the Con-
fc'lcratc army. He aimed to reach Port Re
public, n village on thccast side of the south
fork. Destroying the bridge at Mount Jack
SOIL had given the bold racrra good days
start of Fremont, who had to wait to rebuild
the bridge.
When jackson marched out of Harrison.
burg he left behind the indrfatigahc Col.
Turner Ashby to harass tho Federal adj
vance and hold it back till The Confederate